al-Assad, Syria and Russia

No Evidence Bashar al-Assad Was 'Poisoned' in 'Assassination Bid'
The Telegram account General SVR is popular with British tabloids but has a less-than-perfect track record for truth.
Days after getting ousted from Syria, Bashar al-Assad poisoned in Russia by...
Several reports have suggested that ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad may have been poisoned in Moscow. According to these reports, he fell ill on Sunday afternoon. Assad has been under the protection of Russian President Vladimir Putin since fleeing Syria in December 2024.
Syria's Exiled Dictator Bashar al-Assad Poisoned in Russia: Reports | Vantage with Palki Sharma
Reports | Vantage with Palki Sharma Syria's dictator-in-exile Bashar al-Assad has reportedly survived a poisoning attempt in Moscow. As per an online account allegedly managed by a former Russian spy,
Bashar al-Assad poisoned in Russia? Syria's ousted president's test results show ‘exposure to poisonous substance’
Assad, removed from power by rebels, has been under the protection of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow since December 8 last year.
Exiled Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad ‘poisoned’ in ‘assassination bid’ after warning
It has now been claimed by online account General SVR that the 59-year-old was taken ill on Sunday (December 29), with it being claimed he began to “cough violently and choke” after summoning medial a
Bashar al-Assad Reportedly Poisoned During Exile in Russia
Assad’s rule over Syria is a stark example. He began his presidency in 2000 following his father’s three-decade presidency, In the beginning he was seen as a modernizing figure, but Assad’s leadership quickly became synonymous with authoritarianism,

Syria, Damascus

Syria’s New Islamic Government Creates Controversy With Education Overhaul
Documents released this week by the new government in Syria spur concerns about whether it will seek to impose a conservative ...
Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear
Supporting Assad, himself an Alawite, was a matter not of loyalty or politics for this community, the regime insisted, but of ...
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland
Originally an eye doctor studying in London, al-Assad was never meant to become president. He was called back to Syria after the death of his older brother, Basil. In order for Bashar to assume ...
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Here is who is vying for power in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad
The fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, the culmination of years of ... has struck targets associated with the Islamic State in central Syria. Turkey, which controls a zone of Syria on ...
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and family in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum: reports
offers support for Syrian people as US hits ISIS strongholds in moment of ‘risk and uncertainty’ Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and family in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum: reports Gunmen ...
Syria’s Damascus airport to reopen as the country tries to rebuild image
Syria is reopening Damascus International Airport after rebels ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad in December, forcing the temporary closure of their capital’s airport. Ahmad al-Shara, Syria’s new l ...
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Cautious hopes for the rest of Syria in the city where HTS showed how it could govern
Residents of Idlib in north-west Syria still talk of the time when Bashar Al Assad's father, Hafez, visited the city soon ...
Putin identifies war-torn African country as Syria replacement
Russia ’s Africa Corps, is the successor to the Wagner group which was effective subsumed by the Russian Defence Ministry ...